Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Wow, almost a week without a new recipe around here... You guys must be bored to tears with my crepe photo. :)

A stomach flu kept me away from cooking, posting and reading my favorite blogs. But now I’m feeling well again – thanks to tons of medicine and rest – and eager to go to the kitchen.

This is something I baked before I got sick; you know I can’t resist recipes with sweetened condensed milk – right, Lynn? – and the thought of a cake made with it instead of sugar was too good for me to pass.

It’s a very light and sort of spongy cake. No decadent fillings or icings – just a simple cake, to be enjoyed with a cup of coffee or tea. Or a glass of orange juice on a hot day.

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF; generously butter a 22cm* (9in) ring cake pan.
Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes, or until risen and a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean (my cake took 35 minutes to bake).
Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool completely before unmolding.
Dust with icing sugar before serving.

73 comments:

Hey, welcome back! I hope you've fully recovered by now :)Oh, you know I absolutely LOVE sweetened condensed milk. (Must be that microscopic bit of South American blood running through my veins ;) You know, it may not need icing, but a nice drizzle of condensed milk would not be unwelcome, yeah!!!!

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That kind of cake is just beautiful. Simple, yet it's quite elegant too. I'm intrigued at the difference the sweetened condensed milk makes in the cake, compared to one made with sugar. I'll have to try it to see, right? I'm glad you're feeling better and well rested. :)

I tried this cake. The taste was fabulous. However, the texture was quite heavy and dense. It didn't rise and didn't look as nice as your. Is it supposed to be like this? When you mix all ingredients together, do you use an electric mixer to beat?

My Gran used to make a cake like this and when she died the recipe went with her - it looks the same and all I know it was made with condensed milk - i'm gonna give it a go at the weekend - thanks for sharing!Julian

I tried this recipe, and it turned out ok, but more on a dense side. Mixed all ingredients at once with electric mixer for about 5 minutes. Baked for 35 minutes. It appeared risen when just out of the oven but 2 minutes later the top flattened.

Patrícia, have you "addapted" the flour to your recipe when translating to English? What I mean is, when I moved (from Brazil) to the US I tried to make cakes I used to make in Brazil and none worked. I finally realized it was the flour! I have tried a few Brazilian cake recipes with cake flour and it worked--so far at least...

Hi Anonymous, I used all purpose flour, so I kept it on the recipe. I know the flours are different, but unfortunately I can't really say for sure it would work with cake flour since there isn't any here. Tks for your input.

hi i was searching on net for a cake recipe with condensed milk and i got yours i tried it but the outcome was a total disaster. idont know what went wrong. i used 1 can condensed milk,4 eggs,1 cup flour(120g),1/2 table spoon baking powder,50g butter,i dont like dusting the sugar so i add 1/2 cup sugar.first i beat the butter ,egg and condensed milk till fluffy,,is it there i went wrong because after baking for more than 1 hr the cake is still not cooked the outer crust burned but the inner part still not cooked.could u say where i went wrong thanking you

Hello I am in Mexico in a small town called Cuautla. Hello to all and Hi to Patricia. I was looking for a recipe simple and nice and I found your blog. I made it with Mexican all flour! So I have 4 of them in the oven. I am praying for a nice out come LOL Thanks for posting. LOVE TO YOU ALL

I am brazilian and I was excited about this brazilian recipe, I live here in US I just baked my cake and turned out pretty good, I just forgot to take it out when I should, so, now is a little darker, but taste very good, and is simple and easy, and I didn't have milk in mi fridge tonight so I found this recipe that I didn't need to add milk, so thank you for this recipe I love it.

Thank you for this. So easy, quick, & delicious. I didn't frost or anything; it doesn't need it. I added a few drops of almond extract. Perfect. It was heavy like a pound cake, & that was fine for our needs, something to go with a cup of coffee. I'm in Portugal, from U.S.

Dear Patricia the cake turned out fantastic! Such a tender cake!! It reminds me of a pound cake!! So simple and easy to make, so tasty outcome!(in my oven it took 45 min) Congratulations once more!! Your blog, your recipes and your photos always make my day!!:-)))) many kisses! Evi

Dear Evi, it is so good to see your comments here again - I love it when you make the recipes from my blog! <3I'm glad to hear you like this cake! Thank you for letting me know how the recipe turned out!xx